Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court
A Russian court refused on Thursday to grant parole to a member of Pussy Riot serving a two-year prison sentence for protesting in Moscow’s main cathedral with a “punk prayer” against President Vladimir Putin.
Fire kills dozens in Russian psychiatric hospital
Thirty-eight people were killed, most of them in their beds, in a fire that raged through a psychiatric hospital near Moscow on Friday, raising questions about the care of mentally ill patients in Russia.
Babushka Riot: Russian Orthodox Church ‘cult members’ ambush sex shop
A group of Russian Orthodox Church worshippers described as “cult followers” have ambushed a sex shop in central Moscow. Video [...]